The 12 Days Of Christmas Sale!

When you think of Christmas, you think of Frankenmuth! Stroll the beautifully decorated sidewalks in Frankenmuth River Place Shops and the streets of Frankenmuth while humming to Christmas Carols playing in the air. What better way to show someone how special they are, but to give a gift from Frankenmuth…and save money at the same time! Visit each of the stores listed below and join in the celebration of the 12 Days of Christmas December 1, 2011 through December 12, 2011! Each location will have specials and promotions just for you!

Frankenmuth River Place Shops:

Amy’s Accessories
Bead Haven
Charlin’s Book Nook
Calla Lilies
Emilie B’s
Forget-Me-Not Gifts
Funky Skunk
GG’s Sweets & Treats
Hello Cats & Dogs
Here Comes Treble
Humor Us
Karri’s Dollar World
Moonwalk Man’s
House Of Bounce
Let’s Talk Girl Talk
Our Mother Earth
Peace Frogs
River Place Toys
SugarHigh Bakery
The Enchanted Forest
The Michigan Shoppe
Woody’s
Your Name Here

Main Street Shops:

Covered Bridge & Leather Gift Shop
Frankenmuth Cheese Haus
Wild Birds Unlimited

See Individual Stores for Special 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Offers & Promotions. Some Restrictions Apply – See Stores for Details

Oh, My, Heavens! Fantastic Sales on 11/11/11!

Stop in to Frankenmuth anytime between 11/11/11 and 11/20/11 for savings that only come by once in a Millennium!

Visit any or all of the following locations in Frankenmuth and take advantage of our 11/11/11 promotions beginning November 11, 2011 and ending November 20, 2011 . Each location has spectacular offers associated with the number 11. You don’t want to miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity! Make your money multiply the savings this Millennium!

Frankenmuth River Place:

Amy’s Accessories
Calla Lilies
Emilie B’s
Funky Skunk
GG’s Sweets & Treats
Woody’s
Your Name Here

Main St Shops:

Frankenmuth Cheese Haus
Covered Bridge & Leather Gift Shop

Boooz & Blues at the Lodge

Have you made all your Halloweekend plans yet? If not, we’d love for you and to join us at the Bavarian Inn Lodge Oct 28th and 29th in the Lorelei Lounge for “Boooz & Blues.” Come casual or feel free to creep into your best costume! Prizes will be awarded for Adults with the most outlandish costume. We will also be featuring a Full Dinner Menu, Shot Specials, Harvest Punch, and a Candy Apple Martini!

From 8:30pm to 12:30am enjoy the eerily talented blues stylings of Rusty & Laurie Wright. The scary thing about this whole affair is that there is NO Cover Charge! So sneak on out to the Lorelei Lounge for Boooz & Blues!

Make it a family outing! There will be children’s special events taking place from 6-8 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday! For more information, please call 989-652-7200.

A good excuse to be a little…. “Crabby”

The Johnny Burke Children’s Foundation’s 15th Annual  

“Crabby” Clam & Lobster Fest 

Happening this weekend, October 7 & 8, 2011

Located at Frankenmuth River Place Shops !

925 South Main Street

Frankenmuth, MI 48734

Friday, October 7, from 4pm to midnight.
Saturday, October 8, from noon to 10pm.

 

Sponsored By:

Don’t miss the fun!

  King Crab, Clam, Lobster and BBQ Chicken.

Music by RockShow, The Shaydes, Scruffy Dog, and hometown favorites, Marko & Vagabond Wheels. 

 Friday Night, don’t miss Maria Shaw’s Psychic Fun Fair!

Thanks to Future Vision Satellite of Saginaw we’ll be showing baseball & college football on Direct TV. Dinners start at $12.  There will be a 6 oz. lobster tail dinner, 1/2 bbq chicken dinner, dozen steamed clams dinner, and king crab leg dinner.  All dinners include: clam chowder, corn, coleslaw, New York “salt potatoes”, roll & butter, coffee, iced tea or lemonade.  There will also be a cash bar, 50/50 drawings every hour, and, on the Karbowski Oil/BP Entertainment Stage, RockShow (80′s and Journey tributes), The Shaydes, Scruffy Dog, Vagabond Wheels, and Marko.

 

Hope to see you at River Place Shops on October 7th and 8th!

Click here for more information about Johnny Burke’s Children’s Foundation

 

Frankenmuth Car Show – Auto Fest 2011

Photo compliments of Justin R. Bamberg

The 28th Annual Frankenmuth Auto Fest Show starts Friday, September 9th with the big Block Party on Main Street.  The car show is also on Saturday and Sunday with more events happening daily. We are so excited here in Frankenmuth and have been preparing for this big event for sometime now. 

A Family Event – A Good Time for All Ages!

Enjoy many activities and attractions for you and your family during this kickin’ Classic Car weekend!

There’s plenty to do with thousands of classic cars and street rods and a kid’s activity area. Frankenmuth River Place has 30 shops and attractions. Main Street is hoppin’ with great shoppes, outstanding dining and pubs. Meet and Greet with Ronald McDonald and his Car touring the Park on Saturday from 11:00am to 12:45pm, followed by a Magic Show in the Satow Pavillion at 1:00pm.

 

Click here for more information on events happening throughout the weekend.

To get a big overview of today’s events.  Click on the panoramics below.  (Photos compliments of Justin R. Bamberg)

Here are some great videos from previous years to help get you excited for this years events.

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MAKE THE SUMMER MUSIC FEST A PART OF YOUR SUMMER

Your invited to spend 7 exciting days at the Harvey Kern pavilion in Frankenmuth’s Heritage park for the

24th annual Summer Music fest!

 

Image by www. frankenmuthfestivals.com

August 9^th  thru 13^th

    Featuring Top Polka Bands

Included in the all–star line up is Squeeze Box, Rhythm Playboys, Hank Haller, Fred Ziwich , Polka Family, Pan Franek, Big Daddy, Lenny Gomulka, DynaBrass, Downtown Sound, New Brass Express, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones , The Knewz, and Polka Riot.

Click Here for the Band Line up

GATES OPEN: 12:00 pm

MUSIC STARTS: 1:00 pm

&

August 19^th & 20^th

  Two fun nights with

The Fabulous Hubcaps

Shows start at 7:00pm, followed by dancing from 9:00pm until midnight.

 

DAILY ADMISSION

$16

Tuesday Aug. 9th-Thursday Aug.11th

Hubcaps Aug 19-20

Adults (20yrs & older)

$18

Friday Aug. 12th-Saturday Aug. 13th

Adults (20 yrs & older)

$10

Teens (13-19)

Any Day

For more information visit http://www.frankenmuthfestivals.com/index.php/summer-music-fest/

American Heritage and Heroics Festival

June 25-26, 2011

FREE FAMILY EVENT

Frankenmuth Volksläufe 2011

The Volksläufe is getting closer and closer according to the race countdown on the website, http://www.volkslaufe.org/.  Known more in English as, “The People’s Race”, the Jaycees of Frankenmuth are proud to bring in the 36th Annual running of the Volksläufe.

Sunday, July 3rd, starts the events for the run.  Starting at 5:00 PM registration is open including a the Beer Garden, Runners Marketplace and Spaghetti Dinner and Inflatables for Kids.  At 7pm there will be live music from “The Bromantics” and “The Shades” and then at approximately 10-10:15 pm (pending sunset) will be the Annual Frankenmuth Fireworks Show!

LET THE RACE BEGIN…….. Monday, July 4th, the real excitement begins. Registration will open from 6-10:30 am.  Pancake Breakfast starts at 7 am and the National Anthem at 7:50 am.  Starting at 8 am begins the Bronner’s 10K start, 8:10am the Frankenmuth Jaycee’s 20K start, 10 am the Bavarian Inn Restaurant’s 5k run, 10:02 am the Bavarian Inn Restaurant’s 5K walk start and at 11 am begins Jaami’s Jams & Jellies 2k Fun Run.  To conclude, the Awards Ceremony for all events will be held at 12:00 noon.  Hope to see you all there!       Click here for the Race Routes

Don’t forget to save space in your calendars for Winterläufe, German for “The Winter Race”.  The Jaycees are proud to bring you the 3rd Annual Winterläufe!  More information and 2012 dates can be found here.  Winterläufe Info

Photo Copyright Jaycees Volkslaufe Facebook Page

There’s S’no Fest Like Snowfest!

Snowfest is finally here!
January 26 – 31

Come celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Zehnder’s Snowfest!

Snowfest is a fun-filled event for the whole family that replaces your cold chills with cold thrills!

Events and activities include snow sculpting and ice carving competitions, a children’s fun area, a miniature golf ice course, children’s inflatables (located at the Frankenmuth River Place Shops from 12-8 p.m. Friday through Sunday), fireworks (Saturday at 6:45 p.m.), live entertainment, a warming tent and much, much more!  Best of all, it is FREE to view the snow and ice sculptures!

Don’t forget to come to the Bavarian Inn Restaurant for a warming bowl of soup or a hot meal. The Lodge still has overnight rooms available on Thursday, Friday and Sunday - book one and use it for your ‘base’ to visit the Snowfest.

See the entire Schedule of Events.

Snowfest on YouTube!
Check out the 2008 Snowfest on YouTube, check out this video below and you’ll see why this event is a crowd favorite year after year!

The circus is coming to town!

Have you heard yet, the circus is coming to town! The Kelly Miller Circus will be at Frankenmuth River Place on Monday, August 16, 2010.

2 BIG Shows at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm.